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Hillary Clinton’s huge 80 percent support in Virginia has sunk to just 40 percent, and now only Vice President Biden is the Democrat who can beat every Republican in the must-win state for the eventual Democratic nominee, according to a newly released poll.

Donald Trump continues to lead the field nationally in the race to become the Republican nominee for president. Twenty-seven percent of Republican primary voters support Trump, giving him a six point lead over his closest competitor, neurosurgeon Ben Carson (21 percent).

Rand Paul, Ted Cruz top straw poll at New Hampshire libertarian gathering

Sen. Rand Paul on Saturday won the straw poll at a major libertarian gathering, with Sen. Ted Cruz coming in a close second.

The poll, held at the Republican Liberty Caucus convention in Nashua, New Hampshire, allowed attendees to vote for multiple candidates — an effort to show which candidates would earn the approval of libertarian voters.

USA TODAY GOP Power Rankings: Trump back on top

Perhaps the reports of Donald Trump’s collapse were premature.

The Donald returns to the top spot in our Power Rankings this week.

Only four out of 15 Republican candidates have released their fundraising totals so far (and one of those looks more like an unauthorized leak). Campaigns usually are quick to get their numbers out – they certainly know roughly what their totals look like within a day or two of the end of the reporting period – suggesting perhaps many of them are simply delaying bad news.

Fundraising totals for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio have come out ... Read More >>

What explains the appeal Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who, despite never having held political office, is mounting a serious challenge for the Republican presidential nomination?

Hillary Clinton is still leading the Democratic presidential primary in three key swing states—Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania—but a new poll suggests she may have more to worry about than whether Vice President Joe Biden enters the race: Neurosurgeon Ben Carson could potentially pose a threat to the entire Democratic field.